Headstock transmission control for lathes



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H J. SIEKMANN ET Al HEADS'IOCK TRANSMISSION CONTROL FOR LATHES 9 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Jan. 18, 1945 INVENTORS HAROLD J.$/KMANN 19058 M. BACON ATTORNEYS.

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I HEADSTOCK TRANSMISSION CONTROL FOR LATHES Filed Jan. 1s, 1945 9 Sheets-Sheet 7 INVENTORS. HAROLD J. S/E'KMA/VN R058 M. BACON BY ATTORNEYS.

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HEADSTOCK TRANSMISSION CONTROL FOR LATHES 9 Sheets-Sheet 8 Filed Jan. 18, 1945 HE ME vm'm r1? ATTORNEYS.

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Patented Mar. 15, 1949 HEADSTOCK TRAN SMISSION CONTBOL FOR LATHES Harold J. Siekmann and Ross M. Bacon, Cincinnati, Ohio, assignors to The R. K. LeBlond Machine Tool 00., Cincinnati, Ohio, a corporation of Delaware Application January 18, 1945, Serial No. 573,321

' llclaims. 1 This invention relates to improvements in headstocks for lathes.

It is an object of our invention to provide a headstock aii'ording a wide range of speeds feeding speeds for each selected spindle speed.

A still further object is to provide a headstock as in the immediately preceding paragraph,

wherein, when one of the high speed belt-drive spindle speeds is selected, the feeding speed in relation to the spindle speed, is automatically reduced whereby inadvertent adjustment and consequent damage to the machine are obviated.

Another object is to provide-alternative feeding drives, one from the headstock spindle for relatively slow spindle speeds, and a second from the headstock change gear drive for high spindle speeds.

Other objects and advantages of our invention will become apparent as the description proceeds.

In the drawings:

Figure I is a front elvational view-of a headstock showing the control lever for eifecting various speed adjustments as well as the levers for changing the feeding speed and the direction of feeding;

Figure II is a plan view of a headstock with th top cover removed to show the arrangement of gears therein;

Figure III is a vertical longitudinal section through the headstock taken along line III-III of Figures 11, V, VI and VII;

Figure IV is a diagrammatic expanded section through the headstock taken along line IV IV of Figures V and VI showing the change speed gearing and the alternative belt and gear drives to the spindle as well as the alternative drives to the feed shaft;

Figure V is a vertical. transverse section through the headstock taken along line v-v of Figures I, II, III and IV showing the speed adjustment handle and the high speed belt drive for the spindle;

Figure Va is a vertical transversesection similar to that of- Figure V but showing a link-belt .o 2 spindle drive in substitution for the V-belt drive of Figure V;

Figure VI is a vertical transverse section through the headstock taken along line VI-VI of Figures I, II, III and IV showing the shifting mechanism for the change speed gearing and the feed gearing;

Figure VII is a vertical transverse section through the headstock taken along line VII-VIII of Figures I, II, III and IV showing the construction of the single control lever and the mechanism by which it affects changes in spindle speeds.

Figure VIII is a front elevational view showing a modified mounting for the control lever for eflecting speed adjustments, and

Figure IX is a sectional view taken on the line IXIX of Figure VIII showing the detailed construction for mounting the control shaft for axial and rotational movements and releasably holding it in its several positions of adjustment.

Referring particularly to Figure IV, the headstock housing 8 has a drive shaft 3 joumaled in rib portions 811 and 8!) thereof, as by bearings 8 and I0. Shaft 3 is journaled exteriorly' of housing 8 in bearings 4 and 5 carried by a bracket I attached-to housing 8 by screws 1. A pulley I, grooved for a belt drive as at 2, is journaled upon a portion of shaft 3 within bracket 6 audio adapted for connection and disconnection with shaft 3 by means of a conventional clutch mechanism indicated generally at Ia and adapted to be actuated and controlled'by a collar 3a slidable on shaft 3 in a manner well known in the art and as shown, for example, in the patent to Groene,

1,878,495, September 20, 1932.

Within housing 8, shaft 3 has afllxed thereto the triple gear ll including gears l2, l3 and II. A small pinion I5 is alsovflxed to a splined portion of shaft 3 adjacent bearing II]. An intermediate shaft i9 is journaled within housing I on three bearings l6, I1 and Hi. This shaft is splined as at 20 between rib portions and 8b and a quadruple gear 2| has a splined internal.

bore fitting shaft 20 whereby integrally formed gears 22, 23, 24 and 25 of gear 2|, may be selectively brought into mesh with gears l2, l3, H or IE, respectively, as will be clear from inspection of Figure IV. The portion of shaft 19, between rib 8b and the adjacent headstock housing 8 has a splined portion 28 of reduced size, upon which a compound gear 21, having a correspondingly splined bore. is slidable. ,Gear 21 consists of a gear 30, a pinion 29 and an intermediate collar having a shifting slot 18. By appropriate sliding of gear 2| by means subsequently described, shaft I! may be selectively rotated at any one of four different speeds.

A pulley shaft 38 is journaled by bearings 83 and 48 in portions 8a-,and 8b, respectively. This shaft has a splined section 42 at one end and a pinion 31 fixed to, its otherend. A pulley 4| having its periphery grooved for belt driving, is mounted for rotation with shaft 38 by means 01' a bore splined to fit section 42.

Spindle 26 is journaled at its rearward end by a bearing 3| carried in rib portion 8a, and at its forward end by a bearing 32 carried in the forward headstock housing wall. At its rearward end, spindle 26 has a belt pulley 44 fixed thereto. It also has a pinion 34 fixed to its mid-portion, and a large face gear 35 'and' smaller gear 36, fixed on its forward end.

Compound gear 21-is slidable by means subsequently described, into any one of three positions; first, wherein pinion 29 meshes with face gear 35 to provide, in connection with gears I and 2| a range of four slow powerful back gear drive speeds needed for heavy roughing cuts and for turning work of relatively large diameter; secondly, wherein gear 30 is meshed with gear 36 to provide, in connection with gears and 2|, a range of four intermediate spindle speeds; and thirdly, wherein, gear 30 is brought into mesh with pinion 31 upon shaft 38 to drive pulleys 4|, 44 and spindle 26, in connection with gears I and 2|, over a range of four high spindle speeds. A range of twelve spindle speeds is thus provided which, for example, may be variously distributed between a low of 25 and a high of 1800 R. P. M.

In view of the fact that the axes of spindle 26 and of shaft 38 are relatively fixed, we have provided a novel means for adjusting the tension of V-belts 43. As shown at Figure IV, the pulley 44 is formed with an integral circumferential rib 44a forming one side of, one V-groove. An inner ring 45 fits a cylindrical portion of pulley 44 and is triangular in cross-section to form the adjacent faces of the V-grooves. This ring has one or more axially extending slots or keyways on its inner periphery Within which fits the protruding end of a pin 46 fixed-in the adjacent surface of pulley 44 whereby the ring may have a! slight adjustment axailly of pulley 44, but is fixed against rotation relatively thereto. A second ring 41 has one side beveled to form the remaining side of the outer .or rearward pulley groove. This ring is screw-threaded on the pulley, as

shown at Figure IV, and may be locked in a se-- lected position of rotative adjustment by means of a screw 48 in pulley 44, adapted to engage,

counterbores 49 in ring '41.

When it is desired to tighten belts 43,screw 48 is loosened and ring 41 is turned down on'pulley 44. This causes proportional shifting of ring 45, decreases the effective width of the pulley grooves, and causes belts 43 to ride at a greater radial distance from the spindle axis. As a result, the belts are tightened and, since pulley 4| is splined upon shaft 38, it immediately adjusts its longitudinal positionin accordance with the new adjustment whereby 'both belts run true at all times. Likewise, the belts may be loosened by retrograde, rotation of ring 41, while the belts may be removed simply by removing the rings 41 and 45. Spindle 26 is provided with theusual face plate 33 and center 34.

A single control lever 53 is used for selecting the various spindle speeds. As shown at Figures 4 I, II, III, V, Va, VI and VII, this lever is axially and rotatably supported at its rearward end within a-bearing in rib 66 of the headstock housing, and at its forward end by a sleeve 54 rotatable and slidable. within a bore 56 of boss 68.

integral with said housing. Shaft 51 projects through a central axial hole in sleeve 64 and is fixed thereto by means of a pin 58 whereby the shaft and sleeve move as a unit.

A detent12 is slidable within a bore in housing 8 and is spring-pressed into any one of a series other end 65 shaped as shown at Figures 11 and VI, extends forwardly and downwardly and terminates in a forked end straddling annular slot 68 in gear 2|. The forked ends of the arms have pins 61 on which are pivoted shoes 66, riding in slot 68. By the foregoing construction, as shaft 51 is axially translated by force applied to lever 53, bell crank 6| is pivoted and gear 2|.is axiallly' slid along shaft 3 to selectively bring about engagement of the various gears thereon with the correspondinggears |2, |3, l4 and. I5 fixed with respect to shaft 3.

Shaft 51 has a splined portion 14, Figure VII,

on which a correspondingly splined sleeve or shifter 13 is slidable. Sleeve 13 has a downwardly extending yoke 15 with arms straddling gear 21 and portion 28 of shaft I3.

support shoes 16 riding in annular slot 18 of gear 21. Thus, as lever 53 and shaft 51 are rotated; gear 21 is axially translated along shaft I! to the selected one of its three positions, previously described. In order to indicate the speed selected. a pointer 16 is secured to lever 53 so that its end moves over a chart 86, showing the various speeds determined for each pivotal and axial adjustment of shaft 51 and lever 53. The four axial positions of lever 53 are indicated at 53a, 53b, 4

53c and 53d, Figure VII. The three radial positions are indicated at 53c, 53) and 530, Figure I.

A pick off gear." is provided for the usual drive to the feed box of the lathe. This gearis fixed upon a shaft 82 journaled in the headstock wall and an adjacent rib portion. The shaft 82 is the feeding shaft or output shaft for the power feed take off for actuating the cutting tool of the lathe through the usual mechanism. In effect this shaft 82, together with the usual lathe 0 mechanism for actuating the tool, comprises the feeding means or the feeding power take off from the headstock to actuate the lathe tool relative to the work spindle. This shaft 82 may take the form of a splined feed shaft by having a splined end upon which a composite gear 85 comprising gears 83, 84 is slidable. A second composite gear 88, having gears 86 and 81 is journaled upon shaft'82. An idler shaft 33 is rotatably mounted on suitable hearings in the headstock housing 8 and has fixed thereto the gears 88 and 8|, shown as a composite gear 32. A pinion 83 is also secured to idler shaft 33, the arrangement being such that in one position of composite gear 86, 75 large gear 83 meshes with pinion 88, while in the Pins 11 are secured in the'ends of these arms and pivotally.

second positionishown. at Figure IV), gears 84 and 88 are in mesh.

A shaft 98 having a splined portion 81 is journaled in bearings in rib portions 8a and 8b, parallel to spindle 28 and separate gears 95 and H2 having splined bores, are mounted thereon. Gear.

H2 is positioned for engagement and disengagement with-gear 98,whi1e gear 95 is positioned for engagement and disengagement with pinion 84 on spindle 28. Thus,-when gear 95 is in mesh with pinion 94, feeding power is taken from spindle 28 by way of gear 95, shaft 98, gear 2, gear 88 and gear 84 to shaft 82. Or, of course, if a reduced feeding speed is required, then the feedingzdrive is from pinion 89 to gear 88 and shaft 8 However, when gear 21 is in mesh with piniona gear III fixed to the inner end of shaft 98, and

in mesh with a gear I89 journaled on a stub shaft I I8 fixed in a boss in rib portion 812. From Figures IV and VII, it will be noted that gear 38, in its extreme leftward position of adjustment, meshes with both pinion 31 and with gear I89. Therefore, at this time, assuming that gear 95 has been moved out of mesh with pinion 94,- feeding power is transmitted at speeds much reduced in relation to spindle speeds, by way of gears 88, I89, I I I, shaft 98, gears II2, 98, 84 (or I I2, 98, 89, 83), to shaft 82.

Reversal of shaft 82 is effected by sliding gear II2 on shaft 95 to cause it to mesh with gear 88 of composite gear 8-8. Therefore, at this time the drive between shafts 95 and 82 is by way of gears I12, 88, 81, 9|, 98 and 84 (or 98, 89, and 88), to shaft 82.

As serious damage to the machine might resuit from attempting to feed by way of spindle 28 when the spindle is being driven at high speeds from belts 43, we have provided means to automatically assure that gear 95 is separated from pinion 94 and gear 38 is in mesh with gear I89 at all times when high speed belt driving is in effect. For this purpose, we provide a bracket I83, secured to a boss on rib portion 8!) by screws I84. See Figures II and III. A shifter lever I8I is pivoted upon a stud I82 carried by bracket I83. This lever has an upwardly extending arm I88, connected by a link 99 to an upwardly-extending arm '98 integral with. or fixedly attached to, shifter sleeve 13. Lever I8I also carries a downwardly-extending arm I85, Figure VI, carrying at its free end a pin I88 upon which a shoe I81 is pivoted. This shoe rides in annular slot I88 of gear 95. Therefore, as lever 53 is moved to rotate shaft 51 and thereby rock shifter 13. lever I8I is pivoted to effect translation of gear 95 upon its shaft 98.

From Figure IV it will be noted that pinion 94 is of substantial length. The parts are so arranged and proportioned, that gear 95 is in mesh with pinion 94 for both positions of adjustment 53a and 53f, Figure I, of lever 53, as indicated in dotted lines upon Figure IV, while moved to the full line position of said figure, by and upon shifting of lever 53 to position 539. It has been previously explained that, in this position, 589, gear 88 is in mesh with pinion 31 and gear I88 to efl'ect high speed, spindle driving through belts 48. By this construction feeding power is always transmitted by way of gears 88 and Ill when high spindle speeds are being used and it is impossible to damage the machine by inadvertently leaving pinion 94 and gear 95 in mesh at such times. Meshing of gear 88 with pinion 81 and gear I88 is facilitated by making pinion 81 of somewhat greater axial dimension than gear I88, whereby gear 88 starts to mesh with pinion 81 before engaging gear I88.

Shifting of gear I I2 is eflected by shifter handle 8 which, as shown at Figure I, is fixed to a shaft II4 journaled at the bottom wall portions of headstock housing 8. An arm H5 is pinned to shaft 4 and extends upwardly adjacent annular groove I I1 of gear I I2 where it carries a pin II8 riding in said groove. Adjustment of handle H3 in either of its two positions, is maintained by a spring-pressed plunger or detent in said handle entering holes or notches formed in the adjacent portion of housing 8. Movement of this handle II8 therefore shifts gear II2 between positions in which it meshes with gear 88 or gear 88 to effect rotations of shaft 82 in one direction or the other.

For shifting composite gear 85, we have provided a second handle II8 adjacent handle II8. Handle I I8 is fixed upon a shaft II9 also journaled in the lower part of headstock housing 8.

, A shifter arm I28 is pinned to shaft H8 and car- 80 ries at its free end a pin I2I riding in the annular groove I22 of gear 85. Handle H8 is maintained in either of its two positions by. a springpressed detent II8a therein, .adapted to enter either of two apertures located in the adjacent 85 wall of the headstock housing. By this construction, movement of lever I I8 effects shifting of gear 85 to. effect the meshing of gears 88 to 89 or 84 to 98 whereby the desired feeding speed of shaft 82 is selected.

48 In case a positive drive is preferred for the high spindle speeds, the V-belts of Figure V may be replaced by a link-belt drive as shown at Figure Va. In this figure, pulley 44 is replaced by a sprocket 52 and pulley 4| by a sprocket 58, and

" a link-belt 5| passes over and connects the two sprockets. This construction affords a mor positive and substantial drive for spindle 28 and completely eliminates slippage that might occur in taking relatively heavy cuts with the V-belt drive of Figure V.

The operation will be clear from the foregoing description. The machine is adjusted merely by grasping lever 58 and by a combined axial thrust and rocking movement, bringing the end of pointer 19 over the number on plate 88 corresponding to the desired spindle speed. If said speed is within the low or intermediate ranges,

of spindle speeds, feeding power is transmitted from pinion 94. On the other hand, if a spindle speed within the high speed range is selected, as by movement of lever 53 to position 58g, the feeding drive is automatically disconnected from pinion 94 and effected by way'of gears 88 and I89. In eithercase, low or high feeding speed relatively to the selected spindle speed, may be chosen by movement of handle 8, while the desired direction of feeding rotation of shaft 82 is selected by movement of handle "8.

It will therefore be seen that we have provided a headstock affording a wide range of spindle speeds with feeding speeds automatically correlated therewith so that such feeding speeds are at all timesmaintained at practicable values and damage to the machine through inadvertent adjustment is rendered impossible.

Referringto Figures VIII and IX, we have shown a modification of the control lever and mounting used in Figures I to VII. In these figures, the headstock housing 8 is formed substantially as in the species of Figures I to VII and a sleeve I21 is iournaled within boss 58, being held against axial movement by a collar I26 threadedly engaging the inwardly projecting end of said sleeve, and locked in position thereon by a set screw I21d. At its outer end, sleeve I2! is formed with an enlarged portion that is slotted to form ears I21a and I21b between which control lever I28 is pivoted by a pin I28 passing through aligned holes in the ears and lever, and secured to lever I28, by means of a set screw I88. Lever I28 has a slot I28h formed therein having parallel sides embracing the flattened end of a shaft lar movement of lever I28 about the axis of pin I28 may -be efiected to produce a corresponding axial translation of shaft III. Furthermore, angular movement of lever I28 about the axis of shaft I3I imparts a like movement to sleeve I21.

The several positions of lever I28 in a plane through the axis of shaft I 8i, are indicated at I28a, I28b, I'28c and I28d, Figure IX, and, of course, correspond to the positions 53a, 53b, 58c and 53d of Figure VI, and effect corresponding adjustments of the headstock gears, as previously described. The positions of lever I28 in a plane normal to the axis of shaft I8I, are indicated at I28e, I28! and I28g, Figure VIII, and correspond in function to positions 53c, 53! and 53g, previously described for lever 58 in connection with Figures 1 to VII. Positions I'28a to I28d, inclusive, are determined bya series of axially spaced notches I3Ib formed in shaft I3I and positioned to be engaged bya ball or detent I35 positioned within a radially-extending bore I36 in the enlarged external end of sleeve I 21 and urged into the respective notches by a spring I31 engaging at its respectiv ends a plug I38 closing the end of bore I36, and the ball I85. By this construction shaft I3I is yieldingly held in its various, positions of axial adjustment when moved thereto by actuation of lever I28.

Sleeve I21 and shaft I8I are held in their several positions of rotational adjustment by notches I'21c circumferentially spaced about the periphery of sleeve I21, and positioned to be engaged by a ball or detent I88 located within a radially-extending bore I48 in the adjacent thickened headstock wall. A compression spring Ill engages at its respective ends, a plug I82 threaded into the end of bore I 45 and ball I39, whereby the latter is urged into any'one of notches I21c and acts to yieldingly hold sleeve I21 and shaft iii in the selective rotational positions I28e, -I28,f or I28g. As shown at Figure IX, the inner end of shaft I8I is drilled at I3Ic to receive the reduced end 51a of shaft 51. This shaft is identical in function with the shaft 51 of Figures I to VII. After the shafts 51 and 8. iii are mated and moved to a position, corresponding, for example, to I280, the two are simultaneously drilled and coupled by a pin I.

By the foregoing, construction, a certain amount of leverage is provided in the axial shifting of shaft I8I, while the facing parallel surfaces of ears I'21a and I21b provide a large hearing area for the relatively movable contacting surfaces of lever I28 whereby smooth easy operation to all positions of said lever is assured.

As will be noted from Figure 1x, an indicator I is fixed to a flattened end portion ofshaft Iii, by a screw I45. The end of this pointer moves over a chart 88, calibrated as shown in Figure 11, to ive the resulting spindle speed for each corresponding position of adjustment of lever I28. I

, While we have described the embodiment of our invention as now preferred by us, numerous changes, alterations, and, substitutions of equivalents, will be obvious to those skilled in this art. The foregoing description is therefore to be taken in an illustrative, rather than a limiting sense.

I We desire to reserve all such changes, alterations we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

We claim: 1. In a headstock for iathes, a drive shaft, a

' spindle, alternative gear and belt drives between saidshaft and spindle, a feeding shaft, 8. first disconnectable drive between said spindle and feeding shaft, a second disconnectable drive between said drive shaft and said feeding shaft, and a single adjustable means for disconnecting said first drive, connecting said second drive and simultaneously shifting from gear to belt drive of said spindle.

2. In a headstock for lathes, a drive shaft, a

spindle, a high-speed belt drive between said shaft and spindle, a slower speed gear drive between said shaft and spindle, an output shaft, a first drive between said output shaft and spindle, a second drive between said drive shaft and output shaft exclusive of said'spindle, and a single adjustable means to selectively effect gear or belt drive to said spindle and simultaneously render effective said first or said second drives.

3. In a headstock, a spindle, first means to drive said spindle at high speeds, second means to drive said spindle at slower speeds, a power feed take-01f means, a first driving connection between said first means and said power feed take-oil means, a second driving connection between said second means and said power feed take-oi! means, and a. single means operable to alternativelyconnect said first means or said second means to said spindle and simultaneously render operative said first or said second driving connection.

4. In a headstock for lathes. a spindle, a drive shaft, an intermediate shaft. change speed gearing connecting said shafts, belt means for driving said spindle, first means selectively operable to connect said intermediate shaft direct to said spindle or to said belt means, and a single operatin element adjustable in one plane to operate said change speed gearing and in another plane to operate said first means.

5. In a headstock. a spindle, a drive shaft, an intermediate shaft, change speed gearing connecting said shafts,a pulley shaft, a belt drive between said pulley shaft and said spindle, first means movable to a first position connecting said intermediate shaft to said pulley shaft or a second position directly connecting said spindle and intermediate shaft, a feed power take-off, a first drive from said spindle to said take-off, a second drive from said intermediate shaft to said takeofi', and a single manually-operable mechanism to operate said first means to its said first position and simultaneously renders said first drive ineffective and said second drive effective.

6. A headstock comprising, in combination, a spindle, a drive shaft, an intermediate shaft, change speed gearing connecting, said shafts, a pulley shaft, belt driving means between said pulley shaft and said spindle, first means on said intermediate shaft shiftable between a first position directly connecting said intermediate shaft and said spindle, and a second position connecting said intermediate shaft to said pulley shaft, and a single adjusting lever operable in one plane to adjust said change speed gearing, and in a second plane to so shift said first means.

7. A headstock comprising, in combination, a spindle, a drive shaft, an intermediate shaft, change speed gearing connecting said shafts, a pulley shaft, belt driving means between said pulley shaft and said spindle, gear means slldable on said intermediate shaft between a first position directly connecting said intermediate shaft and said spindle and a second position connecting said intermediate shaft to said pulley shaft, feeding means, a drive from said spindle to said feeding means operative when said gear means is in said first position, and means operated by and upon movement of said gear means to said second position to disconnect said drive and connect said gear means-direct to said feeding means.

8. In a headstock for lathes, awork spindle, a drive shaft, an intermediate shaft, change speed gearing interconnecting said shafts, a pulley shaft, belt drive means interconnecting said intermediate shaft and said spindle, a first gear slldable on said intermediate shaft between a first position in which said gear directly drives said spindle, and a second position in which said gear drives said pulley shaft, a feeding power take-off, including a second gear meshing with said first gear when said first gear is in said second position, a disconnectable drive between said spindle and said take-off, and a single element movable in one direction to actuate said change speed gearing, and in a second direction to shift said first gear and disconnect said disconnectable drive when said first gear is moved to said second position.

9. In a headstock for lathes, an input shaft, an intermediate shaft, change speed gearing interconnecting said shafts, a pulley shaft, a spindle, a pinion, and a gear on said spindle, a pinion on said pulley shaft, 'belt drive means interconnecting said pulley shaft and said spindle, a splined l0 feed shaft, a first gear on said feed shaft slldable into and out of engagement with said spindle pinion, a second gear fixed to said splined shaft,

a gear slldable on said intermediate shaft between a first position meshing with said spindle gear and a second position'meshing both with said pinion on said pulley shaft and said second gear, and means simultaneously sliding said intermediate shaft gear to said second position and sliding said first gear out of mesh with said pinion on the spindle.

10. A headstock comprising a spindle, a drive shaft, an intermediate shaft, change speed gearing connecting said shafts, a pulley shaft, belt driving means between said pulley shaft and said spindle, first means on saidintermediate shaft shiftable between two positions directly connecting said intermediate shaft and said spindle, and a third position connecting said intermediate shaft to said pulley shaft, a shaft mounted for rotation and axial translation and connected to operate said change speed gearing by axial translation, and said first means by rotation, and a single lever connected to said shaft for actuation thereof to effect all gear and belt drive speed selections for said headstock.

11. In a headstock for lathes having, a work spindle, an input power drive shaft, a change speed transmission driven from said drive shaft, a gear drive transmission interconnectable between said change speed transmission and said spindle, a belt drive transmission interconnectable between said change speed transmission and said spindle, and means for simultaneously adjusting said change speed transmission and connecting or disconnecting said gear and belt drive transmissions relative to said spindle including a single control lever operable to a plurality of different positions to select the complete range of all gear and belt drive speed selections for said headstock.

HAROLD J. SIEKMANN. ROSS M. BACON.

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